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- The Colebrooke–Cameron Commission was appointed in 1833 as a Royal Commission of Eastern Inquiry by the British Colonial Office to assess the administration of the island of Ceylon and to make recommendations for administrative, financial, economic, and judicial reform. According to Sir Charles Jeffries' book, Ceylon - The Path to Independence, "by the time the Commission got round to Ceylon, in 1829, most of the members had fallen by the wayside, and only one, Major (afterwards Sir William) Colebrooke was left." After the conquest of the Kandyan kingdom by the British in 1815, the entire country had become a colony of the British Empire. By year 1828, the government expenditure of the country had rapidly exceeded government revenue due to several reasons such as carrying out the administration of the country by dividing it into two parts, the upcountry and the low country, and having to incur a huge expenditure on paying salaries to government officers from Britain and also for providing the necessary facilities to them. The government of Britain had to cover up expenses itself. Therefore the Colonial Secretary appointed a special commission to come to Ceylon and examine the situation and to make necessary recommendations. The commission comprised William MacBean George Colebrooke and Charles Hay Cameron. Cameron was in charge of investigating the judicial system. The legal and economic proposals made by the commission in 1833 were innovative and radical. Many of the proposals were adopted. They signified for Ceylon the first manifestation of constitutional government, the first steps toward modernising the traditional economic system, and the beginnings of a uniform system of justice, education, and civil administration. (en)
- Komisi Colebrooke–Cameron Commission diangkat pada 1822 sebagai Royal Commission of Eastern Inquiry oleh . Menurut buku Sir Charles Jeffries, Ceylon - The Path to Independence, "pada masa Komisi tersebut dikerahkan ke Ceylon, pada 1829, kebanyakan anggotanya bergerak maju, dan hanya satu orang, Mayor (kemudian Sir William) Colebrooke yang hengkang." untuk membantu pemerintahan pulau Ceylon dan membuat rekomendasi untuk reformasi administratif, finansial, ekonomi dan yudisial. (in)
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- Komisi Colebrooke–Cameron Commission diangkat pada 1822 sebagai Royal Commission of Eastern Inquiry oleh . Menurut buku Sir Charles Jeffries, Ceylon - The Path to Independence, "pada masa Komisi tersebut dikerahkan ke Ceylon, pada 1829, kebanyakan anggotanya bergerak maju, dan hanya satu orang, Mayor (kemudian Sir William) Colebrooke yang hengkang." untuk membantu pemerintahan pulau Ceylon dan membuat rekomendasi untuk reformasi administratif, finansial, ekonomi dan yudisial. (in)
- The Colebrooke–Cameron Commission was appointed in 1833 as a Royal Commission of Eastern Inquiry by the British Colonial Office to assess the administration of the island of Ceylon and to make recommendations for administrative, financial, economic, and judicial reform. According to Sir Charles Jeffries' book, Ceylon - The Path to Independence, "by the time the Commission got round to Ceylon, in 1829, most of the members had fallen by the wayside, and only one, Major (afterwards Sir William) Colebrooke was left." (en)
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